NFL stars Watt, Beckham Jr suffer injuries

Aaron Rodgers produced another game-winning drive for Green Bay in the NFL, on a Sunday in which league stars J.J. Watt and Odell Beckham Jr suffered serious injuries.

In Arlington, Rodgers threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 11 seconds remaining, lifting Green Bay over the Dallas Cowboys 35-31, in another thriller nine months after the Packers' divisional playoff win on the same field.

Rodgers capped a 75-yard drive in just 1:02, going toward the same end zone as in the playoff game.

Adams, active 10 days after leaving the field on a stretcher on a helmet-to-helmet hit that resulted in a suspension for Chicago linebacker Danny Trevathan, had seven catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns.

Watt's season likely ended in Houston, as he broke his left leg in the Texans' 34-42 loss against Kansas City.

Alex Smith threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns to help the Chiefs remain undefeated.

Watt, the three-time Defensive Player of the Year, was injured in the first quarter and the team announced that he sustained a tibial plateau fracture, but didn't provide any details on how long he'll be out.

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The defensive end returned this season after missing the last 13 games last year after his second back surgery.

Beckham Jr fractured his ankle in New York Giants' 22-27 loss against Los Angeles Chargers, with the star receiver carted off the field in tears.

Philip Rivers threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Melvin Gordon with 2:58 to play and the Chargers rallied to beat the Giants in a game worthy of two teams that started the season 0-4.

Australian punter Lachlan Edwards had another strong game for New York Jets, punting six times for an average of 43.5 yards and a long of 62 in their 17-14 victory over the winless Cleveland Browns.

In Indianapolis, Adam Vinatieri slotted a 51-yard field goal in overtime as the Indianapolis Colts beat the San Francisco 49ers 26-23.

US Vice President Mike Pence, the former Indiana governor, left shortly after about a dozen San Francisco players dropped to their knees for the national anthem. The Colts locked arms, but none took a knee.

Some reports indicated Pence's walkout was planned.

President Donald Trump later tweeted: "I asked (at)VP Pence to leave stadium if any players kneeled, disrespecting our country. I am proud of him and (at)SecondLady Karen."

In other games, the Jaguars beat the Steelers 31-9, the Eagles beat the Cardinals 34-7, the Dolphins beat the Titans 16-10 and Cam Newton 26 of 33 for a season-high 335 yards in Carolina's 27-24 win over Detroit.

Elsewhere, the Bengals beat the Bills 20-16. the Ravens beat the Raiders 30-17 and the Seahawks beat the Rams 16-10.